Allterra Solar Announced as Official Sustainability Partner of NBA D-League Santa Cruz Warriors Santa Cruz (3/28/2014) – Allterra Solar and the Santa Cruz Warriors have announced a partnership through the 2015 season that will allow Allterra customers to...

Local Food Local Power by David Stearns What do organic vegetables, hormone free meats, and local solar power have in common? They’re all available at New Leaf Community Markets because New Leaf customers understand the importance of responsibly produced products. New...

Local Solar Power Economic Impact Report for 2013 By Nathaniel Allen It is easy to forget the importance of hiring local companies. As many people gravitate to big box retailers like Home Depot or national service companies like Comcast, we seem to forget small...

Solar Scaring Big Utilities by James Allen The explosion of solar is scaring big utilities like PG&E, and they are organizing to try to undermine distributed solar energy. However, California recently passed AB 327 to preserve Net Energy Metering (NEM) for all...

Electric Vehicle Use and Infrastructure Continues to Grow I was first introduced to the Nissan Leaf by Allterra Solar’s Director of Engineering, Shawn Murphy. The first time Shawn took me for a test drive I was flabbergasted by the acceleration. Granted, as a...

The cost to install solar has dropped by about 50% over the last 5 years. This cost reduction, along with new financing models, has helped launch the current solar boom that has been able to benefit hundreds of thousands of US homeowners who now have solar panels...